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KATELYN SMITH COVERS LIKE IT --
LANCASTER COUNTY AND IS LIVE
WITH WHAT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED.
KATELYN: 19 PEOPLE ARE OUT OF
THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF -- 13 OF
THEM LIVE IN THIS CLOSEST
APARTMENT BUILDING
AND THERE IS
NO WORD ON WHEN THEY MIGHT BE
ALLOWED BACK IN.
THESE SIX PEOPLE MAY BE ALLOWED
BACK IN AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
WORKERS ARE PUTTING IN A BYPASS
TO FIX SOME OF THOSE BROKEN
LINES.
THERE WAS ALSO A SANITARY SEWER
LINE THAT BROKE, SAID
THAT THE
NEXT BIG CONCERN IS THE CAVERN
THAT WAS FOUND BELOW THIS
CLOSEST APARTMENT BUILDING.
A GEOLOGIST WILL HELP THE
BOROUGH ASSESSED THAT.
>> WE REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT
CAME FIRST.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE WILL EVER
KNOW THAT.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A
WATER MAIN BREAK.
WE LOST APPROXIMATELY
$300,000
-- 300,000 GALLONS OF WATER IN
THAT WHOLE.
KATELYN: WE ASKED THE BOROUGH
MANAGER HOW MUCH THESE REPAIRS
MAY COST, AND HE SAID QUOTE, A
BOATLOAD.
HE EXPECTED IT TO BE IN THE
SIX-FIGURE RANGE.

Officials say a large sinkhole that opened early Tuesday morning in Ephrata, Lancaster County continues to widen.
News 8’s Katelyn Smith is covering this story. Follow her on Twitter and like her on Facebook for more updates.
Crews say they found another cavern, estimated to be 60-feet deep. The cost to fix the sinkhole is estimated in the six-figure range.
The mayor says part of the sinkhole is threatening a nearby apartment building and nineteen people have been displaced.
Six residents are expected to be allowed back into their homes on Friday morning.
The mayor tells News 8’s Katelyn Smith this is "the worst situation" he’s had to face as mayor.
Additional evacuations were ordered Tuesday afternoon in the area of Pine Street near Park Avenue. It’s unclear when residents will be allowed back into their homes.
A motorist reported a sinkhole to police at around 5:30 a.m. Since then, much of Pine Street has collapsed.
Crews plan to work around-the-clock. There is no estimated repair date.

EPHRATA, Pa. —

Officials say a large sinkhole that opened early Tuesday morning in Ephrata, Lancaster County continues to widen.

News 8’s Katelyn Smith is covering this story. Follow her on Twitter and like her on Facebook for more updates.

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Crews say they found another cavern, estimated to be 60-feet deep. The cost to fix the sinkhole is estimated in the six-figure range.

The mayor says part of the sinkhole is threatening a nearby apartment building and nineteen people have been displaced.

Six residents are expected to be allowed back into their homes on Friday morning.

The mayor tells News 8’s Katelyn Smith this is "the worst situation" he’s had to face as mayor.

Additional evacuations were ordered Tuesday afternoon in the area of Pine Street near Park Avenue. It’s unclear when residents will be allowed back into their homes.

A motorist reported a sinkhole to police at around 5:30 a.m. Since then, much of Pine Street has collapsed.

Crews plan to work around-the-clock. There is no estimated repair date.